Yelyzaveta Yakhno

Yelyzaveta Serhiivna Yakhno (Ukrainian: Єлизавета Сергіївна Яхно; born 4 June 1998) is a Ukrainian synchronised swimmer. She is World Championships medalist.[1][2][3]

Yelyzaveta Yakhno
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998
Donetsk, Ukraine
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronised swimming
Medal record
Women's synchronized swimming
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 GwangjuHighlight routine
Silver medal – second place2017 BudapestFree routine combination
Bronze medal – third place2017 BudapestDuet technical routine
Bronze medal – third place2017 BudapestDuet free routine
Bronze medal – third place2017 BudapestTeam free routine
Bronze medal – third place2019 GwangjuTeam technical routine
Bronze medal – third place2019 GwangjuTeam free routine
Bronze medal – third place2019 GwangjuFree routine combination
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 GlasgowFree routine combination
Gold medal – first place2020 BudapestTeam free routine
Gold medal – first place2020 BudapestCombination routine
Gold medal – first place2020 BudapestHighlights routine
Silver medal – second place2018 GlasgowSolo technical routine
Silver medal – second place2018 GlasgowDuet free routine
Silver medal – second place2018 GlasgowDuet technical routine
Silver medal – second place2018 GlasgowTeam free routine
Silver medal – second place2018 GlasgowTeam technical routine
Silver medal – second place2020 BudapestTeam technical routine
Bronze medal – third place2018 GlasgowSolo free routine
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 BakuDuet
Bronze medal – third place2015 BakuTeam
Bronze medal – third place2015 BakuFree routine combination
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 KazanSolo routine
Silver medal – second place2016 KazanDuet routine

Career

Yakhno won three bronze medals at the inaugural European Games where she was third in duet, team and combination competitions.

At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships Yakhno in pair with outstanding Ukrainian synchro swimmer Anna Voloshyna won a bronze medal in duet technical routine which became her first major international achievement.[4] Later she repeated her success in duet free routine. She also finished third in team free routine.[5] The next day she won silver in the combination event.[6]

In 2018, Yakhno and Anastasiya Savchuk won the silver medal in both the duet technical routine and duet free routine at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships.[7][8]

In the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won bronze as part of the artistic swimming team competition.

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, she left Ukraine and accepted an assistant coach position offer from Canada Artistic Swimming. She is currently staying in Montreal.[9]

References
  1. Украинки Анна Волошина и Елизавета Яхно завоевали бронзу чемпионата мира-2017, XSport (16 July 2017)
  2. 2017 World Championships List of Participants, Omega Timing (17 July 2017)
  3. (in Ukrainian) Представниці синхронного плавання Донеччини здобули 3 нагороди на юніорському чемпіонаті світу
  4. Украинские синхронистки завоевали "бронзу" чемпионата мира, Segodnya (17 July 2017)
  5. Українські синхроністки здобули п'яту "бронзу" на ЧС в Угорщині, УНН (21 July 2017)
  6. Синхронне плавання. «Срібло» на закуску!... http://www.golos.com.ua/news/58331 (in Ukrainian). 22 July 2017
  7. "Duet technical routine – Final" (PDF). 2018 European Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  8. "Duet free routine – Final" (PDF). 2018 European Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  9. Katz, Teddy (2023-04-23). "Newly arrived Ukrainians making a big splash in Canadian artistic swimming". CBC Sports. Retrieved 2023-04-23.


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